放 (fong3 | fang4) : release; dismiss; put; let off; distribute

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fong3

fang4

[1] let go; release; set free
[2] let out; dismiss; take leave
[3] put; place; set; lay aside
[4] let off; set off; send out
[5] distribute; hand out; lend for interest
[6] send into exile; exile; banish
[7] (of flowers) blossom; come into bloom
[8] enlarge; lengthen; let out/down
[9] graze; pasture; put out to feed

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

放

This word has been viewed 22404 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Oct 2013 02:22

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放心 fong3 sam1 fang4 xin1 = to not worry, be at ease

放鬆 fong3 sung1 fang4 song1 = relax; loosen; chill out

放手 fong3 sau2 fang4 shou3 = let go; let go one's hold

放出 fong3 ceot1 fang4 chu1 = let off; give out

放狗 fong3 gau2 = to walk a dog

奔放 ban1 fong3 ben1 fang4 = unrestrained 國

放飛機 fong3 fei1 gei1 = fail to keep an appointment 粵

放工 fong3 gung1 fang4 gong1 = to come off work 粵

放學 fong3 hok6 fang4 xue2 = end school; end lessons

播放 bo3 fong3 bo1 fang4 = to broadcast

百花齊放 baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3 bai3 hua1 qi2 fang4 = let a hundred flowers bloom

下放 haa6 fong3 xia4 fang4 = to transfer to a lower level or work at the grass-roots level

解放 gaai2 fong3 jie3 fang4 = to free; to liberate; freedom; liberation

解放軍 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 jie3 fang4 jun1 = (PRC) People's Liberation Army, PLA

放大 fong3 daai6 fang4 da4 = to magnify; to zoom in; to enlarge

放假 fong3 gaa3 fang4 jia4 = to go on vacation

存放 cyun4 fong3 cun2 fang4 = to deposit; to leave sth. in sb.'s care

投放 tau4 fong3 tou2 fang4 = to put into circulation; to throw in

放射 fong3 se6 fang4 she4 = to radiate; radioactive

放映 fong3 jing2 fang4 ying4 = to show; to project; reproduction

放下 fong3 haa6 fang4 xia4 = to lower; to let down

放置 fong3 zi3 fang4 zhi4 = put

發放 faat3 fong3 fa1 fang4 = provide, give, grant, distribute

釋放 sik1 fong3 shi4 fang4 = release; liberate (a prisoner)

開放 hoi1 fong3 kai1 fang4 = lift (restrictions/ban); make open to the public

放電 fong3 din6 fang4 dian4 = discharge electricity; expend pent-up energy

安放 on1 fong3 an1 fang4 = lay, place, put in a certain place

放開 fong3 hoi1 fang4 kai1 = to unleash, to release

放寬 fong3 fun1 = broaden; relax

放水 fong3 seoi2 fang4 shui3 = 1. tail water 2. [Can.] give a hint 3. [Can.] to urinate

放過 fong3 gwo3 = let pass

放風 fong3 fung1 = let in fresh air; let prisoners out for exercise

解放虎 gaai2 fong3 fu2 = The Liberation Tigers (of Tamil Eelam)

人民解放軍 jan4 man4 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 = People's Liberation Army (PLA)

播放機 bo3 fong3 gei1 bo1 fang4 ji1 = player

放大器 fong3 daai6 hei3 fang4 da4 qi4 = amplifier

放緩 fong3 wun6 fang4 huan3 = slowdown

擺放 baai2 fong3 = lay, layout, place, set

放監 fong3 gaam1 = to come out of prison 粵

放聲氣 fong3 seng1 hei3 = sound out (lit., "release news") 粵

放低 fong3 dai1 = to lower; to let down 粵

放生電 fong3 saang1 din6 fang4 sheng1 dian4 = flirt; coquet 粵

放數佬 fong3 sou3 lou2 = usurer

放白鴿 fong3 baak6 gap3*2 = a confidence trick where woman snares a man then runs away with money/jewels

放屁 fong3 pei3 fang4 pi4 = fart, break wind; (excl.) condemn as absolute nonsense

放學後 fong3 hok6 hau6 fang4 xue2 hou4 = after school

放射作戰 fong3 se6 zok3 zin3 fang4 she4 zuo4 zhan4 = radiological operations

放射學 fong3 se6 hok6 fang4 she4 xue2 = radiology

放射性 fong3 se6 sing3 fang4 she4 xing4 = radioactive

放射性元素 fong3 se6 sing3 jyun4 sou3 fang4 she4 xing4 yuan2 su4 = radioactive element

放射性廢物 fong3 se6 sing3 fai3 mat6 fang4 she4 xing4 fei4 wu4 = radioactive waste

放射性材料 fong3 se6 sing3 coi4 liu6*2 fang4 she4 xing4 cai2 liao4 = radioactive material

放射性武器 fong3 se6 sing3 mou5 hei3 fang4 she4 xing4 wu3 qi4 = radiological weapon

放射性煙羽 fong3 se6 sing3 jin1 jyu5 fang4 she4 xing4 yan1 yu3 = radiation plume

放射性碘 fong3 se6 sing3 din2 fang4 she4 xing4 dian3 = radioactive iodine

放射防護 fong3 se6 fong4 wu6 fang4 she4 fang2 hu4 = radiological defense

停放 ting4 fong3 ting2 fang4 = park; place

儲放 cyu5 fong3 chu3 fang4 = to store; to leave in somebody's care

燃放 jin4 fong3 ran2 fang4 = light; set off (firecrackers, etc.)

開放系統 hoi1 fong3 hai6 tung2 kai1 fang4 xi4 tong3 = open system

放逐 fong3 zuk6 fang4 zhu2 = banish

放肆 fong3 si3 fang4 si4 = unbridled; wanton

放縱 fong3 zung3 fang4 zong4 = to let somebody have their own way; to connive at; to indulge; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish

放牧 fong3 muk6 fang4 mu4 = graze (of animals)

放任 fong3 jam6 fang4 ren4 = indulge

放大率 fong3 daai6 leot6 fang4 da4 lv4 = magnification

放射性廢料 fong3 se6 sing3 fai3 liu6 fang4 she4 xing4 fei4 liao4 = radioactive wastes

投放市場 tau4 fong3 si5 coeng4 tou2 fang4 shi4 chang3 = to put sth on the market

改革開放 goi2 gaak3 hoi1 fong3 gai3 ge2 kai1 fang4 = to reform and open to the outside world

放光蟲 fong3 gwong1 cung4*2 = a glow worm (larva of firefly)

放映幻燈片 fong3 jing2 waan6 dang1 pin3*2 fang4 ying4 huan4 deng1 pian4 = slide show

解放組織 gaai2 fong3 zou2 zik1 jie3 fang4 zu3 zhi1 = liberation organization

開放式系統 hoi1 fong3 sik1 hai6 tung2 kai1 fang4 shi4 xi4 tong3 = open system(s)

思想開放 si1 soeng2 hoi1 fong3 si1 xiang3 kai1 fang4 = open-minded

放蕩 fong3 dong6 fang4 dang4 = debauchery; profligacy; dishonesty

放走 fong3 zau2 fang4 zou3 = to release; to set free; to allow (a person or an animal) to go; to liberate

放進 fong3 zeon3 fang4 jin4 = to put into

排放 paai4 fong3 pai2 fang4 = discharge; exhaust (gas, etc)

解放戰爭 gaai2 fong3 zin3 zang1 jie3 fang4 zhan4 zheng1 = liberation war (common formation)

自由放任 zi6 jau4 fong3 jam6 zi4 you2 fang4 ren4 = allowing unrestrained freedom; laissez-faire

心花怒放 sam1 faa1 nou6 fong3 xin1 hua1 nu4 fang4 = ecstatic

拖放 to1 fong3 = drag and drop (computer interface)

放貴利 fong3 gwai3 lei6*2 = to work as a loanshark; to be a usurer

放輕 fong3 heng1 = (slang) to urinate

放蛇 fong3 se4 = lazy; (to use) an undercover cop 粵

放數 fong3 sou3 fang4 shu4 = to be a loan shark, to be a usurer, to give high-interest loans

放射性污染 fong3 se6 sing3 wu1 jim5 fang4 she4 xing4 wu1 ran3 = radioactive contamination (common formation)

解放運動 gaai2 fong3 wan6 dung6 jie3 fang4 yun4 dong4 = [n] liberation (common formation)

放低二兩 fong3 dai1 ji6 loeng2 = to urinate 粵

放紙鷂 fong3 zi2 jiu6*2 = to fly a kite 粵

卡式放映機 kaa1 sik1 fong3 jing2 gei1 = video cassette player (common formation)

落閘放狗 lok6 zaap6 fong3 gau2 = not going to let you go 粵

放在 fong3 zoi6 fang4 zai4 = to put, place

放入 fong3 jap6 fang4 ru4 = to put into ; intrude

咬住唔放 au5 zyu6 m4 fong3 = not give up an argument 粵

牧放 muk6 fong3 mu4 fang4 = herd; tend; put out to pasture

放生 fong3 saang1 fang4 sheng1 = free captive animals; (of Buddhists) buy captive fish or birds and set them free

放膽 fong3 daam2 fang4 dan3 = to act boldly and with confidence

放題 fong3 tai4 fang4 ti2 = Japanese buffet, all you can eat (for meals at restaurants)

權力下放 kyun4 lik6 haa6 fong3 quan2 li4 xia4 fang4 = devolution of authority

放氣 fong3 hei3 fang4 qi4 = deflate

放射科醫師 fong3 se6 fo1 ji1 si1 fang4 she4 ke1 yi1 shi1 = roentgenologist, radiologist (common formation)

放映師 fong3 jing2 si1 fang4 ying4 shi1 = projectionist (common formation)

放火 fong3 fo2 = to set fire, to commit arson; provocation

殺人放火 saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2 = to commit murder and arson

高清播放器 gou1 cing1 bo3 fong3 hei3 gao1 qing1 bo1 fang4 qi4 = high-definition receiver, HD digital receiver

放鴿子 fong3 gap3 zi2 fang4 ge1 zi5 = to break an appointment, not turn up for an appointment 國

放榜 fong3 bong2 fang4 bang3 = publish the results

放無薪假 fong3 mou4 san1 gaa3 fang4 wu2 xin1 jia4 = take leave from work without pay; work furlough

綻放 zaan6 fong3 zhan4 fang4 = to blossom

放蚊 fong3 man1 = to yawn, yawning 粵

堆放場 deoi1 fong3 coeng4 dui1 fang4 chang3 = dumping place

放濕機 fong3 sap1 gei1 fang4 shi1 ji1 = humidifier

開放日 hoi1 fong3 jat6 kai1 fang4 ri4 = open day

不日放映 bat1 jay6 fong3 jing2 bu2 ri4 fang4 ying4 = (of a movie) coming soon

施放 si1 fong3 = to set off; to launch

放租 fong3 zou1 fang4 zu1 = put out or offer (premises) for rent

經濟放緩 ging1 zai3 fong3 wun6 jing1 ji4 fang4 huan3 = economic slowdown

放鬆活動 fong3 sung1 wut6 dung6 fang4 song1 huo2 dong4 = relaxation exercises

放慢 fong3 maan6 fang4 man4 = slow down

放長雙眼睇 fong3 coeng4 soeng1 ngaan5 tai2 fang4 chang2 shuang1 yan3 di4 = just watch; open your eyes and take a good look 粵

放送 fong3 sung3 fang4 song4 = broadcast

放眼 fong3 ngaan5 fang4 yan3 = to survey; to view broadly

搦得起，放得低 lik1 dak1 hei2 fong3 dak1 dai1 nuo4 de2 qi3 fang4 de2 di1 = to be adaptable to circumstances; be flexible 粵

放飛劍 fong3 fei1 gim3 fang4 fei1 jian4 = to spit 粵

放大鏡 fong3 daai6 geng3 fang4 da4 jing4 = magnifying glass

無的放矢 mou4 dik1 fong3 ci2 wu2 di4 fang4 shi3 = shooting arrows without a target

放棄 fong3 hei3 fang4 qi4 = give up

放射科 fong3 se6 fo1 fang4 she4 ke1 = radiology

放長雙眼 fong3 coeng4 soeng1 ngaan5 fang4 chang2 shuang1 yan3 = wait and see; hold back from a decision

中國人民解放軍 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 jie3 fang4 jun1 = People's Liberation Army (PLA)

中國人民解放軍空軍 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 hung1 gwan1 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 jie3 fang4 jun1 kong1 jun1 = People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

政府機關開放系統互連總則 zing3 fu2 gei1 gwaan1 hoi1 fong3 hai6 tung2 wu6 lin4 zung2 zak1 zheng4 fu3 ji1 guan1 kai1 fang4 xi4 tong3 hu4 lian2 zong3 ze2 = Government Open system Interconnection Profile (GOSIP)

低放射性廢物 dai1 fong3 se6 sing3 fai3 mat6 di1 fang4 she4 xing4 fei4 wu4 = low-level waste (radioactive)

放射免疫測定 fong3 se6 min5 jik6 cak1 ding6 fang4 she4 mian3 yi4 ce4 ding4 = radioimmunoassay

放射性核素 fong3 se6 sing3 hat6 sou3 fang4 she4 xing4 he2 su4 = radioactive nuclide; radionuclide

開放系統互連 hoi1 fong3 hai6 tung2 wu6 lin4 kai1 fang4 xi4 tong3 hu4 lian2 = open systems interconnection; OSI

放射性沾染 fong3 se6 sing3 zim1 jim5 fang4 she4 xing4 zhan1 ran3 = radioactive contamination

放射性沾染物 fong3 se6 sing3 zim1 jim5 mat6 fang4 she4 xing4 zhan1 ran3 wu4 = radioactive contaminant

放射性活度 fong3 se6 sing3 wut6 dou6 fang4 she4 xing4 huo2 du4 = radioactivity

放射性發光材料 fong3 se6 sing3 faat3 gwong1 coi4 liu6*2 fang4 she4 xing4 fa1 guang1 cai2 liao4 = radiophosphor

放射性同位素 fong3 se6 sing3 tung4 wai6 sou3 fang4 she4 xing4 tong2 wei4 su4 = radioactive isotope; radioisotope (common formation)

放射性最強點 fong3 se6 sing3 zeoi3 koeng4 dim2 fang4 she4 xing4 zui4 qiang2 dian3 = radioactive hot spot

放射性碎片 fong3 se6 sing3 seoi3 pin3 fang4 she4 xing4 sui4 pian4 = radioactive debris

放射性落下灰 fong3 se6 sing3 lok6 haa6 /haa6*2 fui1 fang4 she4 xing4 luo4 xia4 hui1 = radioactive fallout

放射性衰變 fong3 se6 sing3 seoi1 bin3 fang4 she4 xing4 shuai1 bian4 = radioactive decay

放熱反應 fong3 jit6 faan2 jing3 fang4 re4 fan3 ying4 = [化] exothermic reaction

科索沃解放軍 fo1 sok3 juk1 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 = Kosovo Liberation Army (common formation)

開放式網絡 hoi1 fong3 sik1 mong5 lok3 kai1 fang4 shi4 wang3 luo4 = open network

開放式基金 hoi1 fong3 sik1 gei1 gam1 kai1 fang4 shi4 ji1 jin1 = open-ended fund (common formation)

巴勒斯坦解放組織 baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 gaai2 fong3 zou2 zik1 ba1 le4 si1 tan3 jie3 fang4 zu3 zhi1 = Palestine Liberation Organization (common formation)

解放巴勒斯坦人民陣線 gaai2 fong3 baa1 lak6 si1 taan2 jan4 man4 zan6 sin3 jie3 fang4 ba1 le4 si1 tan3 ren2 min2 zhen4 xian4 = Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (common formation)

唔好為咗一棵樹,而放棄成個森林 m4 hou2 wai6 zo2 jat1 po1 syu6, ji4 fong3 hei3 seng4 go3 sam1 lam4 = don't focus on only one girl, hence give up other girls 粵

下放礦石 haa6 fong3 kwong3 sek6 = ore drawing (common formation)

雞食放光蟲 gai1 sik6 fong3 gwong1 cung4 = know what is what 粵

放屁坐墊 fong3 pei3 zo6 zin3 fang4 pi4 zuo4 dian4 = a whoopee cushion (common formation)

放屁袋 fong3 pei3 doi6*2 fang4 pi4 dai4 = a whoopee cushion

放熱 fong3 jit6 fang4 re4 = exothermic (lit., "releases heat")

開放空間恐懼症 hoi1 fong3 hung1 gaan1 hung2 geoi6 zing3 kai1 fang4 kong1 jian1 kong3 ju4 zheng4 = agorophobia (common formation)

放鬆式 fong3 sung1 sik1 fang4 song1 shi4 = Yoga Nidra, Relaxation

東突厥斯坦解放組織 dung1 dat6 kyut3 si1 taan2 gaai2 fong3 zou2 zik1 dong1 tu2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) jue2 si1 tan3 jie3 fang4 zu3 zhi1 = East Turkestan liberation organization ETLO (Xinjiang dissident group)

中國人民解放軍海軍 zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 gaai2 fong3 gwan1 hoi2 gwan1 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 jie3 fang4 jun1 hai3 jun1 = Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) (common formation)

Showing all 17 examples containing 放

我把球放在桌上。國
I put the ball on the table.

我哋幾時擺放聖誕裝飾呀? 粵
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

中國人嘅姓係放喺前面嘅。粵
Chinese put their surnames to the front.

佢哋放緊紙鷂粵
They're flying kites.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,116269]

如果唔夠小心嘅話，放煙花就好危險粵
If [you're] not careful enough, setting off fireworks is dangerous.

中國而家開放過以前粵
China is now more open.
[Lit. China now open [in the sense of trade and culture] surpass before.]

他把好些書存放在我這兒了。國
He has left a number of books with me.

佢存放咗幾本書喺我呢處。粵
He has left a number of books with me.

呢個紙板箱，放喺地下就得㗎喇。粵
Just leave this cardboard box on the floor.
[(No need to do anything else to the box.)]

園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

逢親放假我哋都會出國遊埠粵
We travel overseas whenever there is a holiday.

放膽一腳𨂾過坺泥湴粵
Don't worry, just jump over the puddle of mud.

隻杯放到咁𠍁，因住𢱕落嚟。粵
The cup is placed so close to the edge, be careful or it might just fall off.

你就手下留情放佢哋一馬啦。粵
Show some mercy and let them go.

呢度啱啱線放得雪櫃粵
This place is just nice for a fridge

佢哋好開心噉放緊紙鳶粵
They're happily flying kites.

佢哋好興奮噉放緊紙鳶粵
They're excitedly flying kites.
[Note that 好開心噉 is considerably more common than 好興奮噉. (開心 is used in more situations in Cantonese than the translation "happy".)]

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